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  1. Earth

    Earthshaking Event

    Seismic instruments have provided a wealth of information about the earthquake that rocked Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Math

    Knotted Strings and Inca Accounts

    Researchers are starting to untangle mysterious Inca messages encoded in knotted strings.

    By Ivars Peterson
  3. Humans

    Letters from the August 20, 2005, issue of Science News

    Just a little gas “Energy on Ice” (SN: 6/25/05, p. 410) states that the gas-hydrate deposit near Prudhoe Bay “contains more than 1.2 trillion cubic meters of gas. That’s twice the total amount of natural gas consumed annually in the United States. …” Does it behoove us to invest the time and dollars it will […]

    By Science News
  4. Humans

    From the August 17, 1935, issue

    Cactus gardening for a dry summer, Echo-sounding to locate fish, and suspended animation in humans.